| How Do You Do! | |
| Cover: | Rox_hdyd.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Roxette |
| Album: | Tourism |
| Recorded: | April–May 1992 |
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| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 3:09 |
| Label: | EMI |
| Producer: | Clarence Öfwerman |
| Prev Title: | Church of Your Heart |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Queen of Rain |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
"How Do You Do!" is a pop rock song by Swedish pop duo Roxette. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album Tourism on 3 July 1992. The track was a commercial success upon release, topping the Norwegian Singles Chart and peaking at number two in several countries, including Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. The single was backed by several remixes created by Swedish production duo BomKrash, which consisted of Jacob Hellner and Carl-Michael Herlöfsson.
According to Ultimate Guitar, "How Do You Do!" is an uptempo pop rock song written in common time with a tempo of 121 beats per minute. It utilises a common trait found in Roxette compositions of the verse using a different key signature than the chorus. The verse is composed in C, and consists of three repetitions of a basic C–F–G–F sequence, followed by one shortened sequence of C–F–G. The pre-chorus makes use of a power chord structure, and consists of a sequence of Am–G–F–C–Em, which is then amended to Am–G–F–G. Following a brief pause, Marie Fredriksson takes over lead vocals for the song's chorus, which moves up from the verses by two keys to E♭. The chorus is composed almost entirely of sharp notes, and follows a sequence of D♯–A♯–D♯–G♯–A♯–Cm–G♯–A♯–Cm–G♯–A♯. The bridge consists of four short repetitions of Cm–A♯, played as power chords. The last chorus and outro are in F, following the transposed sequence F-C-F-B♭-C-Dm-B♭-C-Dm-B♭-C. American musician Tiny Tim is referenced in the song's lyrics.[1]
In his review of Tourism, AllMusic editor Bryan Buss wrote that "How Do You Do!" is a "perfectly presented pop ditty, bright and sunny as summer".[2] Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "peppy, guitar-anchored pop/rocker." He noted that "bopping pogo beats and Per Gessle's highly attitudinal lead vocal are strongest points in luring radio programmers."[3] Gavin Report called it a "fun track" that "starts off with a froggy-voiced Per Gessle posing the most asked question in the English language."[4]
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06.[5]
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| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Denmark (IFPI)[6] | 2 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 3 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 2 |
| Chart (1992) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 50 | |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] | 19 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop)[11] | 7 | |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] | 88 | |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] | 6 | |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[14] | 11 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] | 15 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 31 | |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 10 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 3 July 1992 | EMI | ||
| United Kingdom | 20 July 1992 | [18] | ||
| Japan | 12 August 1992 | Mini-CD | [19] |
| How Do You Do! | |
| Cover: | Roxette - How Do You Do! single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cascada |
| Album: | Everytime We Touch |
| Released: | 30 September 2005 |
| Label: | Zooland |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Everytime We Touch |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Truly Madly Deeply |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
In 2005, a cover of the song by German dance act Cascada was released as the third single from their debut album Everytime We Touch. This version charted in the top fifty of the Ö3 Austria Top 40, but failed to chart elsewhere.[20]
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